Shaving brush



L. ESPINOSA SHAVING BRUSH Jan. 12, 1937.

Filed March 5, 1955 #j ATTORNEYS..

"KNMI Fatented Jari. l2, H937 SHAVING BRUSH Louis Espinosa, Maspeth, N.Y. Application March 5, 1935, Serial No. 9,361

1 Claim.

This invention relates to improvements in shaving brushes, and moreparticularly to a self soaping shaving brush.

One of the features of the invention resides in a shaving brush throughwhich water is adapted to pass from the handle end to the bristle end,the handle serving as a compartment for a supply of soap with which theWater in its passage through the handle contacts to deposit soapy waterupon the bristles suiiicient to produce a lather when the bristles areapplied to the face of a user preparatory to shaving.

Another feature of the invention is to provide a self soaping shavingbrush which may be placed under a faucet to receive a charge of waterwhich may be trapped within the handle, whereupon shaking of the brushwill cause the charge to be agitated to pick up and mix with a quantityof soap and which mixture may be released for free flow to the bristlesof the brush. A brush of this character eliminates the use of a separatesupply of soap in a shaving outfit and expedites the lathering of theface preparatory to shaving.

, A further object of the invention is to provide a self soaping shavingbrush which is simple and inexpensive of construction to enable theretail sale of the article at a price which will permit of the completedisposal of the same by a user after the supply of soap has beenconsumed.

A still further object is to provide a self soaping shaving brush whichmay be kept in a sanitary condition between uses and during the lifethereof. I

With these and other objects in View, the invention resides in thecertain novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts, theessential features of which are hereinafter fully described, areparticularly pointed out in the appended claim, and are illustrated inthe accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the preferred embodiment of my selfsoaping shaving brush.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional View therethrough.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the shaving brush with the partsthereof separated and in drawn out arrangement.

Figure 4 is a horizontal sectional View on the line 6 4 of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a vertical sectional view of a modi' ed form of theinvention.

Figure 6 is a side elevational view of the closure cap and tube assemblyemployed in the construction shown in Figure 5.

Figure 7 is a vertical sectional view of a modified form of closure capand tube.

Figure 8 is a side elevational view of the closure plug for maintainingthe tube in sanitary condition when the brush is not in use.

Referring to the drawing by reference characters, and more particularlyto that form of my invention shown in Figures 1 to 4 inclusive, thenumeral I0 designates the preferred form of self soaping shaving brushin its entirety, and which 10 includes a handle II constructed of anyinexpensive composition. The handle I I is elongated in configurationand is hollow or substantially open throughout its length except thatthe outer end is closed by an outer end wall I2. 15 Fixedly secured tothe end wall I2 and extending therethrough is one end of a tube I3, thesaid tube extending centrally the length of the handle II and beyond theopen end thereof.

Inserted through the open end of the handle 20 II and abutting the endwall I2 is a cylindrical cake of soap I4, the same having a bore I5extending centrally the length thereof. The cake of soap Iii is ofsuiicient diameter and length to fit within the hollow handle II andwhich 2,- terminates inwardly of the open end of the handle or adjacentan annular shoulder I E formed cn the inner wall of the handle IIinwardly of and adjacent the open end thereof. After the cake of soap I4has been thus inserted, 30 the open end of the handle is closed by adisk or partition I'I having a central opening I 8 for the passage ofthe tube I3. The disk I'I frictionally engages the inner wall of thehandle II and abuts the shoulder I6, the friction t' being suf- 35 cientto retain the disk I'I in closing position.

By reason of the fact that the disk I1 is set inwardly of the open endof the handle II, it serves to divide the hollow handle into a soapcompartment I9 and a brush head socket 2U. A bristle brush 2| is setinto the socket 20 and securely held therein by cement or other likeholding means. The inner end of the bristle brush 2I is formed with arecess 22 for receiving the inner end of the tube I3 as clearly shown inVFigure 2 of the drawing. That portion of the tube I3 extending from theend wall I2 to the disk partition I'I is provided with opposed sets ofstaggered openings 23 for establishing communication between the soapcompartment I9 and the 50 tube I3.

In use, the bristle end of the brush is held downwardly, and the outerend of the handle inserted beneath a faucet, the Water from which isadapted to pass through the tube I3. After wa.- 55

ter has been permitted to enter the tube it and before its passagetherethrough, the user places a. finger over the outer open end of thetube it, thus trapping a supply of water within the tube and uponimparting a shaking movement to the brush, the trapped water will beagitated. in the presence of the cake of soap it, the water contactingthe soap through the openings 23.. After agitation of the trapped water,the nger of the operator is removed from over the open end of the tubei3', thus releasing the soapy water, it being understood that thebristle end is held downwardly or at a down angle to permit gravitationof the soapy water to the bristles 2l. Thus, by applying the bristles tothe face to be lathered and passing the same thereover, thedesiredlather will be produced preparatory to the act of shaving.

In the form of my invention above described, the construction is such asto be relatively cheap to be sold at retail for a price which willenable the purchaser to discard the entire brush after the supply ofsoap .id is exhausted. No provision is made in this form for thesubstitution of soap refills, but in the form of the invention now to bedescribed, it is possible to replenish the supply of soap afterl asupply within the brush handle has become exhausted.

In Figures 5 and 6 of the drawing, the numeral l2d designates theelongated handle of the brush which may be constructed of a compositionof material or of metal, and which is formed with a brush receivingsocket 25 at one end and with a soap compartment 26 which opens throughthe other end of the handle. The soap compartment 26 is closed by ascrew cap 2i and which' has one end of a tube 2d xedly secured thereto,the tube at' its xed end opening through the cap. The inner end of thetube 28 extends through a partition 29 dividing the socket 25 and soapcompartment 26 and terminates within a bristle brush 3B which is ttedinto the socket 25 and secured therein.

Insertible into the soap compartment 2t when the cap 2 is removed, is acylindrical cake of soap 3i having a central bore similar to the bore i5in the cake of soap id and through which the tube 23 extends. The tube28 is provided with sets of staggered openings 32, which are theequivalent to the openings 23 in the tube i3 hereinbefore referred to.

The operation of the brush shown in the modied fo is identical to thathereinbeforev described, but by reason oi the screw cap 27?, it isaccuse possible to replenish the supply of soap for use in connectionwith the brush. In brushes of this construction; the materials andworkmanship may be more expensive than that shown in the preferred formas it is capable of long use.

In Figure rl of the drawing I have illustrated a modified form of tubeand cap'assembly, wherein one end of a tube 28' extends through a screwcap 2i' and the said extending end is fixed thereto. ri'he walls of thetube 28 are provided with elongated slots 32' which are the equivalentto the openings 32 hereinbefore referred to.

For the purpose of clearing the tube I3, 28 or 2t' after use and forpreventing the accumulation of foreign matter therein, I provide aclosure plug in Figure 8 which is designated in its entirety as at 33and includes a disk-like head "3ft from which a rod or shank 35 extends.The diameter and length of the rod 35 is s'ulcient to extend the lengthof the perforated tube and has frictional contact with the inner wallsthereof for the purpose of retaining the plug member in position.

While I have shown and described what I consider to be the mostpractical embodiments of lmy invention, I wish it-to be understood thatsuch changes and alterations as come within the scope of the appendedclaim may be resorted to when desired.

- Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States, is:-

A shaving brush comprising a hollow handle closed at one end, apartition inwardly of the other end of the handle and forming a base ofa recess within which to receive a set of bristles, the space betweenthe closed end of the handle and the partition constituting a soapchamber, an open ended tube positioned axially of the handle, a tubularcake of soap within seid chamber and normally tting closely about saidtube one end of the tube extending through the partition and terminatingamong the bristles and the other end extending through the closedend ofthe handle and terminating ush with the outer surface thereof to enablethe trapping of water within the tube by the placing of the nger of theuser over said last named end of the tube, the walls of the tube withinthe soap chamber being perforated to cause the mixing of the trappedwater with the .soap and the walls of the tube beyond the partitionbeing imperforated for discharging the water adjacent thecenter of thebristles.

L0 ESPINOSA.

